German ministers signed agreements with Portugal and Spain this week designed to get young people into jobs, but critics say the measures fall short.    

Aon just released its 2013 Terrorism and Political Violence Risk Map. Interestingly, reports Business Insider, the risk levels in summer vacation favorites France and Spain are "actually equivalent to China and Russia, presumably on the basis of the

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday said the country's banks may have to raise capital on the financial markets to meet higher provisioning requirements.

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday said the country's banks may have to raise capital on the financial markets to meet higher provisioning requirements.

BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday said the country's banks may have to raise capital on the financial markets to meet higher provisioning requirements.

Bank of Spain inspectors have detected that the banking sector is hiding part of their clients' real nonperforming loans by refinancing them once and again, reports El Mundo in its Wednesday Internet edition.

Bank of Spain inspectors have detected that the banking sector is hiding part of their clients' real nonperforming loans by refinancing them once and again, reports El Mundo in its Wednesday Internet edition.

MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar suggested on Tuesday he may seek to make a political comeback by mounting a challenge to his party mate and political heir Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar suggested on Tuesday he may seek to make a political comeback by mounting a challenge to his party mate and political heir...

The department store chain, which has struggled during Spain’s recession, has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on extending the maturities of its debts

MADRID (Reuters) - Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a mis-selling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking system.

MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - Spanish department store El Corte Ingles, the country's largest privately held company, said on Monday it had started talks to restructure debt totalling 5 billion euros ($6.43 billion).

MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - Spanish department store El Corte Ingles, the country's largest privately held company, said on Monday it had started talks to restructure debt totalling 5 billion euros...

MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - Spain's largest department store, privately held El Corte Ingles, said on Monday it had started talks to restructure debt totalling 5 billion euros ($6.43 billion).

MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - Spain's largest department store, privately held El Corte Ingles, said on Monday it had started talks to restructure debt totalling 5 billion euros ($6.43 billion).

MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - Spain's largest department store, privately held El Corte Ingles, said on Monday it had started talks to restructure debt totalling 5 billion euros ($6.43 billion).

Interest rates on government debt for a number of European countries– notably Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, and Spain– shot up considerably during 2010-2012. Those yields have fallen significantly from their peaks, though these five c

By Marc Chandler:Germany, the tightfisted task master, is encouraging Spain to draw down more than the 40 bln euros it already has of the 100 bln euro line secured from the ESM to recapitalize its banks. Spain's budget minister denies there is a need

David Beckham announced his retirement last week after an incredible 20-year career in which he won league titles in England, Spain, the US, and France. Beckham played his last game ever with PSG Saturday night. PSG won 3-1, and Beckham assisted the

MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - Spain's Treasury said on Monday it would issue up to 3.5 billion euros ($4.5 billion) in three- and nine-month T-bills in an auction on Tuesday, and is aiming to raise up...

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

The Outlook: Can countries like Greece and Spain go on enduring the unyielding squeeze indefinitely. So far, they say yes. So, too, did Argentines in the late 1990s and early 2000s—that is, until they didn't.

LIMA, May 19 (Reuters) - President Ollanta Humala's approval rating fell 5 points to a six-month low of 46 percent, reflecting the unpopularity of his proposal to buy an oil refinery owned by Spain's Repsol and his support for Venezuela's new governm

MADRID (Reuters) - Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a mis-selling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking system.

Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankiaare shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a mis-selling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking system.

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

* Spanish govt created compensation scheme to defuse scandal

At least Spain, and its lenders, are beginning to address properly their non-performing loan problems. Other European countries should take note

MADRID (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia and other failed lenders will deliver results.

The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankiaand other failed lenders will deliver results.

MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia and other failed lenders will deliver results.

MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia and other failed...

Figures highlight collapse in domestic demand and Madrid redirecting trade towards faster-growing economies in Asia and Middle East

* Spain, Italian yields extend fall after supply this week

Private railway excursions in Russia, Canada, Spain, Africa and Asia offerwhite-glove service, gourmet cuisine, upscale surroundings and access to remote parts of the globe.

Spain records its first monthly trade surplus in more than 40 years as demand for imports dries up.

Spain's King Juan Carlos is giving up a 21-million-euro ($27 million) yacht named Fortuna, officials say, as his subjects weather a biting recession and record unemployment. The 41.5-metre (136-foot) yacht was donated in 2000 by a business group but

Spain's King Juan Carlos is giving up a 21-million-euro ($27 million) yacht named Fortuna, officials say, as his subjects weather a biting recession and record...

MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - Spain's Treasury said on Friday it would issue bonds due 2016, 2018, 2026 on Thursday, May 23.

* Spain to auction bonds next week after solid syndication

MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - Spanish banks' bad loans as a percentage of total credit rose to 10.5 percent in March from 10.4 percent in February, Bank of Spain data showed on Friday.